Tatce

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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50°5′28″N 14°58′38″E / 50.09111°N 14.97722°E / 50.09111; 14.97722Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrict KolínFirst mentioned1292Area

• Total4.43 km² (1.71 sq mi)Elevation

208 m (682 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total674 • Density150/km² (390/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

289 11

Websitewww.tatce.cz

Tatce is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Etymology

In old Czech, the word 'tat' meant a thief and tatec was a diminutive of tat. So the name Tatce meant "the village of little thieves".^[2]

Geography

Tatce is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Kolín and 32 km (20 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table.

History

The first written mention of Tatce is from 1292.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	702	—
1880	855	+21.8%
1890	787	−8.0%
1900	680	−13.6%
1910	790	+16.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	772	−2.3%
1930	789	+2.2%
1950	597	−24.3%
1961	619	+3.7%
1970	583	−5.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	585	+0.3%
1991	572	−2.2%
2001	552	−3.5%
2011	588	+6.5%
2021	646	+9.9%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Tatce is located on the railway line Prague–Kolín.^[6]

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[7] A landmark is the Chapel of the Virgin Mary, which dates from 1843.^[8]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 315.
^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Tatce. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kolín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Tatce" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, okres Kolín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
^ "Kaple Panny Marie". Cesty a památky (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-05-28.